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-language

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film co-written, directed, filmed, and edited by

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. Produced by Linga Raju, the film stars

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and Archana.

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and Rallapalli play supporting roles. The music was composed by

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. The film was remade into

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as ''

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'' (2005). This is a remake of

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film ''

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'' (1985) by Balu Mahendra himself. The film won two Nandi Awards. The film was dubbed and released in Tamil, under the title ''Kanne Kalaimane''.

Plot

The story unfolds as Murali Krishna ( Bhanu Chandra), a convict, now free from jail, tells his tragic love story to his fellow passengers ina school bus. An orphan and a forest officer by profession, he falls in love with a local tribal woman, Tulasi ( Archana), during his stay at a forest area. They decided to get married, and he sets off to tell his best friend about his plans. On his way back, the police inspector (

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) arrest him as a suspected naxalite criminal, who looks similar to Murali Krishna. There he accidentally kills a policeman and gets life imprisonment. During his early days at jail, he writes a letter to Tulasi asking her to forget him. When his prison term was about to complete, he writes a letter to see if she waits for him. After long years of torment in the jail he goes to meet Thulasi. Does she still wait for him? That's the question of his fellow passengers, too. At the end, she does wait for him, and welcomes him with lamps.

Cast

as Murali Krishna (forest officer) * Archana as Tulasi (tribal woman) * P.L.Narayana as Tulasi(Archana) Father *

as Church Father *

as D. Arjun Rao (Inspector) * Kaikala Satyanarayana as Jailer *

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* P. J. Sarma * B. Saroja Devi *

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* K. K. Sarma * Anju * Preethi * Keerthy Meenakshi * Sumathi * Malleswari * Seethalakshmi

Production

Archana acted for most of the film without wearing a blouse. The film was also inspired by the human rights violations that occurred during the Emergency period (1975–77).

Soundtrack

The music and background score was composed by

. The lyrics were written by Aatreya. The audio was published digitally by

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and Mango Music.

Reception

Reviewing the Tamil-dubbed version ''Kanne Kalaimaane'', Jayamanmadhan of ''

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'' appreciated Balu Mahendra's cinematography, said Archana had incredible eyes, and Bhanu Chander was "o.k".

Accolades

Balu Mahendra won the Best Cinematographer, and Archana won the Special Jury Award.

References

External links

* {{Authority control 1980s Telugu-language films 1982 films 1982 romantic drama films Films directed by Balu Mahendra Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja Films set in Andhra Pradesh Films shot in Andhra Pradesh Films shot in Ooty Telugu films remade in other languages